![Quanta Magazine on X: "In the mid-1980s, the brilliant mathematician Jean Bourgain thought up a simple question about high-dimensional shapes. But he remained stuck on it for the rest of his life. Quanta Magazine on X: "In the mid-1980s, the brilliant mathematician Jean Bourgain thought up a simple question about high-dimensional shapes. But he remained stuck on it for the rest of his life.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Exayr6LWQA4s-lO.jpg)
Quanta Magazine on X: "In the mid-1980s, the brilliant mathematician Jean Bourgain thought up a simple question about high-dimensional shapes. But he remained stuck on it for the rest of his life.
![Jean Bourgain, Problem-Conquering Mathematician, Is Dead at 64 - In the Media | Institute for Advanced Study Jean Bourgain, Problem-Conquering Mathematician, Is Dead at 64 - In the Media | Institute for Advanced Study](https://www.ias.edu/sites/default/files/styles/related_teaser_small/public/Jean_Bourgain_Headshot_CM.jpg?itok=VAZ5CS3N)
Jean Bourgain, Problem-Conquering Mathematician, Is Dead at 64 - In the Media | Institute for Advanced Study
![Baron Jean Bourgain (mathematician) pictured during a reception with the royal couple for people who have been betstowed with the grace of nobility, on Thursday 17 November 2016, at the Royal Palace Baron Jean Bourgain (mathematician) pictured during a reception with the royal couple for people who have been betstowed with the grace of nobility, on Thursday 17 November 2016, at the Royal Palace](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2M23FCW/baron-jean-bourgain-mathematician-pictured-during-a-reception-with-the-royal-couple-for-people-who-have-been-betstowed-with-the-grace-of-nobility-on-thursday-17-november-2016-at-the-royal-palace-in-brussels-2M23FCW.jpg)